59 Aurigae

59 Aurigae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Auriga.

59 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 59 Aurigae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 59 Aurigae:

Color of 59 Aurigae ⬤

Magnitude of 59 Aurigae 6.12

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 59 Aurigae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 15°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 59 Aurigae

59 Aurigae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 59 Aurigae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 06h 53m 01s

Declination J2000 +38° 52’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 177.4°

Galactic Latitude 16.91°

Constellation Auriga

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 59 Aurigae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 59 Aurigae.

Visibility of 59 Aurigae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

59 Aurigae is circumpolar and transits at 18:37 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 59 Aurigae

The image below is a photograph of 59 Aurigae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 59 Aurigae is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 59 Aurigae. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Aurigae during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 59 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement

59 Aurigae is distant 530.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.60 pc

Distance (light year) 530.08 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 59 Aurigae

59 Aurigae belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.06

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature of 59 Aurigae 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Aurigae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

59 Aurigae star system properties

59 Aurigae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 59 Aurigae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.12

Secondary star magnitude 10.02

Magnitude difference 3.9

Separation 22.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of 59 Aurigae

Flamsteed designation 59 Aurigae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD50018

SAO Catalogue SAO59571

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33041

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 1771

General Catalogue of Variable Stars OX Aur

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS5534

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